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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 14, 1996 Bob Grootwassink, owner of the Market Place Shopping Center, replied that the height of the sign is not being increased. However, the width of the sign is proposed to be doubled. Grootwassink questioned the Planner's comment that the sign cannot be lit. The City Planner replied that back -lit plastic signs are not allowed. However, a metal or wood sign would be allowed and could be lit from an outside source. Grootwassink asked if there were any other signs on Rice Street which would meet the architectural guidelines. Keis replied that the architectural guidelines were recently adopted in order to create a new image for the area. The City Planner pointed out there is brick on the exterior of the Market Place, and suggested brick could be used to encase the sign poles. The Planner suggested the property owner propose something which would architecturally match the look of the shopping center. Mark Hotzler, the Market Place Shopping Center, indicated the sign would conform with the colors of the new facade on the shopping center. Carson suggested the sign could be designed to have a similar look as the towers on the shopping center. The Planner indicated it would not take major changes for the sign to conform to architectural guidelines. The sign should have a more uniform look with the shopping center. The Planner pointed out that the architectural guidelines are part of the City's goal to improve the look of the area. The Planner suggested the sign poles be encased in brick or metal to match the shopping center. Grootwassink asked for examples of the type of sign the Planner is referring to. The Planner pointed out the sign at St. Croix Mall was made to look like the architectural features of the shopping center. 7 Page 67